HomeMaterials for 26.08.2008
26 August 200807:50

Baltika fined for ad law violations

The Federal Antimonopoly Service’s Krasnoyarsk division imposed a 40,000-ruble fine on Baltika, the beer manufacturer, for violating the advertising legislation, the spokesperson for the Service reports. The Service’s Krasnoyarsk division examined Baltika No.7 beer ad that could be seen in the city’s streets and public places in January 2008. It was detected that the size of the warning about the health hazards related to drinking alcohol was not big enough: according to the law, the warning must take up at least 10% of the ad’s total area. As a result, Baltika was fined and would have to pay
26 August 200807:48

Holiday for two to Thailand comes to $5,000, Wings Travel Club says

‘Sverdlovsk Region dwellers began booking New Year tours as early as August. Most of them are interested in trips to the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Egypt, and the Czech Republic as usual,’ Wings Travel Club’s manager Oxana Sharipova said to UrBC. ‘At the moment, we can only sell tours to Thailand. A holiday for two will cost about $5,000 on average. Trips to other wintertime destinations will be available a little later,’ she added.
26 August 200807:44

Federal Antimonopoly Service lays claim against Bank Severnaya Kazna

Sverdlovsk Region’s division of the Federal Antimonopoly Service laid a claim against Bank Severnaya Kazna related to the latter’s alleged violation of the federal bill on advertising, the spokesperson for the Service reports. The bank’s advertisements are reported to be missing some information on the customers’ expenses related to the opening of a bank account, and insurance of life and working ability. Then, one of the ads did not inform the customers that the bank was allowed to change the interest rate on the loan at will. Another violation was connected with lack of information about
26 August 200807:38

SKB-Bank sets up representations in Kazan and Khabarovsk

SKB-Bank’s new representations welcome customers in Kazan and Khabarovsk. The Kazan office can be found at 306 Chernyshevskiy St., while the one in Khabarovsk is located at 22a Postyshev St. ‘The geographical positioning of the offices is not coincidental. Khabarovsk enjoys the well-deserved reputation of being the capital of Russia’s Far East; it is the region’s second most populated city and the country’s fourth largest city in terms of area. Khabarovsk is one of the Far Eastern cities with enormous industrial, transportation, cultural, and scientific potential, while Kazan is a home to